Black Queen
By (Author) Michael Morpurgo
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Young Corgi
4th August 2000
1st June 2000
United Kingdom
Young Adult
Fiction
823.914
Paperback
96
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 7mm
75g
The "Black Queen" is what Billy calls his shadowy next-door neighbour. She always wears a black cloak and a wide-brimmed hat. She lurks about her garden, alone except for her black cat. Scarily for Billy, the Black Queen befriends him and asks him to look after he car while she is away.
One of today's greatest storytellers * Bookseller *
Michael Morpurgo is a master of the first person narrative: when he embarks on a story he doesn't keep you waiting - he simply grips your hand and helps you on board * Telling Tale *
Morpurgo writes like a dream * Literacy and Learning *
Michael Morpurgo is one of today's most popular and critically acclaimed children's writers, author of KENSUKE'S KINGDOM and THE WRECK OF THE ZANZIBAR amongst many other titles. He has won a multitude of prizes including the Children's Book Award, the Smarties Prize and the Writer's Guild Award.